Microsoft Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0209. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the Graphics Rendering Engine processes of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) Windows Metafile (WMF) or (2) Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image formats that involve "an unchecked buffer."

The bug was discovered 10/12/2004. The weakness was shared 10/12/2004 by Patrick Porlan and Mark Russinovich with Winternals Software as MS04-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0209 since 03/11/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by houseofdabus and been published 1 weeks after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15457 (MS04-032: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90186 (Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS04-032)).

Applying the patch MS04-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3055.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16581), Exploit-DB (584), Tenable (15457), SecurityFocus (BID 11375†) and OSVDB (10692†). The entries VDB-886, VDB-888 and VDB-890 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: houseofdabus
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Nessus ID: 15457
Nessus Name: MS04-032: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/windows_metafile
Saint Name: Windows Metafile rendering buffer overflow

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Patch: MS04-032
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-032
Researcher: Patrick Porlan, Mark Russinovich
Organization: Winternals Software
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-889

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X-Force: 16581 - Microsoft Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF) buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11375 - Microsoft Windows WMF/EMF Image Format Rendering Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12804 - Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10692 - Microsoft Windows Metafile Image Format Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1011645
Vulnerability Center: 5556 - [MS04-032] Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows EMF and WMF Image Format Rendering Engine, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/14/2004 11:17
Updated: 07/13/2025 11:10
Changes: 10/14/2004 11:17 (111), 06/29/2019 16:17 (3), 01/02/2025 12:59 (16), 07/13/2025 11:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:284:103

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